With EFC 13 safely in the record books, he is a breakdown of the fights as they happened last night. For a full breakdown of the fight results and stats, ready my article: EFC 13 fight results
Mahmoud Salama vs Jason Culverwell
Light Heavyweight fight
Both Salama and Culverwell came to fight, there is no doubt about
that. The fight got going quickly with some big exchanges and both fighters
landed and took some heavy shots. Minutes in, Culverwell managed to drop Salama
with a big shot and pounced upon his downed opponent. Culverwell secured half
guard and began to work his ground game, landing big shots and knees until an
arm presented itself. Culverwell was quick to take advantage of the opportunity
and ended the bout via a first round Kimura.
Mike Vermeulen vs Morne Marais
Heavyweight fight
As expected, Vermeulen came out very aggressive, throwing some big
punches. Marais looked calm and light on his feet. The two exchanged some minor
shots, Vermeulen landing punches and Marais a couple of inconsequential kicks. Marais
eventually landed a beautiful double leg take down on a pressing Vermeulen and
began to work his high level grappling game. He quickly took Vermeulens back,
then transitioned to mount and landed some heavy ground and pound, forcing
Vermeulen to give up his back once more. This time Marais sunk in a rear-naked
choke to end the bout in the first round.
Abdul Hassan vs Leo Gloss
Featherweight fight
Abdul Hassan managed to get the fight to the ground quickly in the
first and here the fight would remain. Gloss tried tie up Hassan and get the
fight stood up, but Hollywood kept busy. A few flurries saw some heavy shots
landed on Gloss who was badly swollen at the end of round 1. Round 2 was fairly
even, Gloss landed some big shots and Hassan a take down, could have gone
either way on the judges’ cards. Round 3 was back and forward, eventually
Hassan got Gloss to the canvas again and continued to work. With just over a
minute on the clock, Gloss managed to sweep Hassan and land some late Ground
and Pound. Abdul dictated the majority of the fight and won a split decision.
Armand De Bruyn vs Abrie Valentine
Middleweight fight
Abrie Valentine came out swinging haymakers, De Bruyn was a little
more relaxed and worked his leg kicks well. De Bruyn showed great Judo
takedowns, the first of which Valentine reversed nicely and ended up on top. De
Bruyn managed to get up and the two resumed the standing battle. With seconds
left on the clock, De Bruyn landed another beautiful take down, secured top
position and whipped on a very impressive armbar to take the first round
submission win.
Mahmoud Hassan vs Ricky Misholas
Heavyweight fight
Both fighters came to brawl and started swinging wildly from the
start. After a takedown by Hassan which saw a brief stint on the ground, the
two juggernaughts were back on their feet swinging. Hassan managed to clip
Misholas with a big right which sent him to the canvas. Hassan then swarmed the
downed Misholas who verbally submitted.
Wade Henderson vs James Le Roux
Middleweight fight
After a few minor exchanges standing, the fight was taken to the
ground. Henderson worked well off his back to secure and armbar, but Le Roux
reacted quickly and slammed him head first into the canvas. Henderson quickly
recovered and worked his way back to another armbar and this time finished the
fight via submission.
Norman Wessels vs Dain Neveling
Light Heavyweight fight
The two fighters had exchanged shots on the feet for a short period
before Wessels landed a takedown and took top mount. Neveling managed to escape
rather impressively and regain his feet. This did not last long however, as
Wessels secured another take down, secured his position and became to land some
vicious elbows. A bloodied Neveling eventually gave up his back, which Wessels
took and sunk in a deep rear-naked choke to win via first round submission.
Dino Bagattin vs Francois Kabulu
Welterweight fight
Dino Bagattin looked impressive on the feet once more, and managed
to drop Kabulu in the first round. Kabulu was quickly back on his feet and used
some good wrestling to take Bagattin down and maintain a dominant position.
Bagattin managed to avoid much damage on the ground, but did tire from his
defensive work. The rest of the fight consisted of occasional immaterial flurries
and the odd punch landing intermittently. Kabulu did land another take down or
two, but was unable to press this advantage. Bagattin was awarded a split
decision victory.
Martin van Staden vs Michiel Opperman
Welterweight
fight
Martin van Staden closed the distance quickly and got the clinch. Opperman
looked impressive in the clinch though, and landed some good knees while Van Staden
looked for the takedown, which he finally got in impressive style, slamming
Opperman into the mat. Opperman immediately looked for a Guillotine, but couldn’t
close his guard and van Staden passed into side control. Opperman defended well
of his back and worked his way back to his feet. The two fighers tie up again
and Opperman sinks in a standing Guillotine. Van Staden attempts another slam unsuccessfully
and Opperman cranks his Guillotine to force the tap from Van Staden in the
first round.
Don Madge vs Leon Mynhardt
Lightweight fight
Madge found his range quickly and looked clinical in the first round,
landing shots almost at will. A dominant Madge almost finished the fight in the
first, landing huge punches on a fallen Mynhardt, who was saved by the bell.
Mynhardts face was a bloody mess. Round two however saw Madge slow and Mynhardt
took the fight too him, landing impressive shots of his own. The third was more
of the same, as Mynhardt continued to land the better shots. A punch to the
face forced Madge to back off complaining of an eye gouge and signalling to the
ref to call a timeout. The referee did just that, ending the fight and awarding
Mynhardt a verbal submission victory, much to the dismay of Madge and the Cape
Town crowd.
Bernardo Mikixi vs Calven Robinson
Heavyweight fight
Mikixi and Robinson spent most of the first round pressed against
the cage. Robinson landed some knees, but was eventually taken down and
brutalised by some big Mikixi hammerfists. The referee quickly stopped the
beating to earn Mikixi a first round TKO victory.
Dallas Jakobi vs Jadyson Costa
Welterweight fitle fight
Jadyson Costa dominated the four round title fight from the get go,
using clinical counter punching to score almost at will. Costa looked like he
was really enjoying himself as he taunted the former champion and continued to
land punches and kicks throughout the fight. In the first and third rounds
Dallas Jakobi was saved by the bell. The fourth round saw Costa drop a busted
Jakobi and quickly finish him to become the new EFC Africa Welterweight
champion
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3 comments:
Do take downs count differently in South African MMA scoring? The 2nd round of Don and Leon's fight was all Don. I was ringside and the majority of Leon's punches and Elbows were landing on Don's forearms. Leon had 2 failed takedown attempts and Don scored 2 takedowns one ending the round. I am not sure how anyone could have scored the 2nd round for Leon. I also can't figure out why if there was no eye poke, or the referee didn't see anything why he would not have instructed Don to defend himself and or keep fighting, instead he stopped the fight and gave a decision. It does not fly with me. If a fighter claims a ball shot or an eye poke etc... and brings it to the referee's attention he should tell the fighter that he didn't see it and he should fight on. It was a bad miscommunication and both Don and Wikus made mistakes but unless Don said I am done, which he didn't Wikus should have told him to fight on not stopped the fight. In my opinion very poor decision.
Just to clear the air Don had an equipment malfunction. His mouth guard split in half and he had just swallowed half his tooth. He was trying to tell the referee. Under unified rules the referee should have called an equipment timeout and allowed Don to replace his mouth guard the same for a lost mouth guard or loose tape on the gloves etc. The fight should never have been called, unless the EFC has different rules. Don's mistake was that he stopped fighting because he thought the ref was going to stop it and let him change his mouth guard. Definitely disappointing in a fight he was winning in every aspect despite your interpretation of it. I
You have to protect yourself at all times. He turned his back, which is a submission. Not much else the ref could have done.
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